Saturday, March 10, 2012

What you need for your personal magick wand is a hazel stick, at least one meter long (you can use a longer one if you wish). You need to cut it of the hazel tree personally using your athame. Best time to cut it is in the night of the full Moon in the hour when it is 100% full.It should be thick enough to fit in your hand normaly.

Just before you cut the stick out chant these words:

"Permission i seek of thee,Blessed be my hand,To take what i needFrom your sacred land."

Now cut out the stick and draw the symbols of the four elements (fire, water, earth and air) on it. On one end of the stick draw the symbol of the God and on the other end you need to draw the symbol of the Goddess. You can also draw other symbols you think are important or decorate your future wand as you wish.

Now take the stick with both hands and hold it in the direction of the moon and chant:

"By the light of the moonThrough this mystic night Blessed be this wandIn this sacred rite.

By the Guardians of the SouthOh masters of FireBless this wandFulfill my desire.

By the Guardians of the NorthOh masters of EarthBless this wandWitness its birth.

By the Guardians of the WestOh masters of WaterBless this wandIn your watery quarter.

By the Guardians of the EastOh masters of AirBless this wandYour power now share.

Let this sacred toolCreated in the name of TheeChannel my willSo mote it be!"

Friday, March 2, 2012

The following chants can be found on "All Beings of the Earth" by MotherTongue available from the EarthSpirit Community.

Air I Am

Air I AmFire I Am.Water, Earth and Spirit I Am.

(c)1982 Andras Corban Arthen

The Circle Shapes Us

The Circle shapes usbody and mindheart and soul are one.

(c)1984 Deirdre Pulgram Arthen

Ocean Mother

Ocean Mother healingShe is the healer of the EarthOcean Mother cryingShe is the mourner of the EarthOcean Mother laughingShe is the brightness of the EarthOcean Mother birthingShe is the cradle of the Earth

(c)1990 Inanna Arthen

We Are One With The Soul Of The Earth

We are onewith the soulof the EarthMother Earth.

(c)1981 Andras Corban Arthen

All Beings Of The Earth

All Beings of the Earth.Sing the healing song, rising.All Beings of the Earth.Will the healing fire, changing.All Beings of the Earth.Swim the healing deep, feeling.All Beings of the Earth.Walk the healing Earth, being.All Beings of the Earth.

Herne, Horned One,Hunter 'neath the Northern Sun,Watcher at the Gates of Winter,Flame on the Wind.

(c)1990 Circle in the Greenwood

I Am The Earth

The Earth is a healer, I am the Earth,The Earth is a Mother, I am the Earth,The Earth is a fountain, I am the Earth,The Earth is a mountain, I am the Earth,The Earth is in sorrow, I am the Earth,The Earth is in joy, I am the Earth,The Earth She is crying, I am the Earth,The Earth has a song to sing: I am the Earth, I am a blackbird, I am the Earth, I am a river, I am the Earth,We are the Earth, I am the Earth, I am the Earth, I am the Earth, I am the Earth.

(c)1982 Deirdre Pulgram Arthen

Winter Solstice Sunrise

We are the EarthWe are the MoonCome rising SunLead us from the tomb

(c) 1990 KIVA written by Arianna Lightningstorm

See The Sun Arising

See the sun arising,See the sun arising;Darkness is gone!

(c) Deirdre Pulgram ArthenGaia, Carry Us Home

Gaia, carry us home,Mother, we are one.Remember the GodRemember yourselfRemember the GoddessRemember.

(c) Abbi Spinner

Maypole Dance

Weave, spin, dance your cares away,A spirit fire's alive to your entrancing,Weave, spin, dance into the May,The earth and sky are wed as you are dancing,Weave now

(c) Ann O'Brien 1995

Earth Fire Chant

Earth fire,always calls me homeEarth fire,melts this heart of stoneEarth fire,shouting out my nameEarth fire,changing and the same

(c) Ann O'Brien 1995

The Sun Child

The Sun Child is born!On wings of the Spirit,Now come ye forlorn for the Spring shall return.The Sun Child is born!Come every one hear it,Come from every corner for winter shall burn.

(c)1994 Ann O'Brien

Now The Darkest Time Of Winter

Now the darkest time of winterFire is burning in the hearthStill the cold trees.

(c)1995 Sarah Stockwell Arthen

Weavers

Weavers,WeaversWeavers,WeaversWe are weaving the Web of Life.

Spirit WeaverBone WeaverBreath WeaverStone WeaverWe are weaving the Web of Life.

(c)1994 Deirdre Pulgram Arthen

Spirits Everywhere

We are shining in the morningSpirits ev'ry whereDo you see us in the morning?Spirits ev'ry whereDo not fear, the ancient ones are calling,Do not fear, the ancient ones are here.

We are whispering in the eveningSpirits ev'ry whereDo you hear us in the evening?Spirits ev'ry whereDo not fear, the ancient ones are calling,Do not fear, the ancient ones are here.

We are standing right beside youSpirits ev'ry whereDo you feel that we could guide you?Spirits ev'ry whereDo not fear, the ancient ones are calling,Do not fear, the ancient ones are here.

We are dancing on the waterSpirits ev'ry whereIn the earth and air and fireSpirits ev'ry whereDo not fear, the ancient ones are calling,Do not fear, the ancient ones are here.

Sunday, January 29, 2012

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Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Church of Christ of Latter-day Saints with Franklin Jordan officiating. Burial will be at Eastlawn in Highland Park. Arrangements are by Minton / Chatwell Funeral Directors.

Mrs. Dyer was born in Bokchito, Okla., and was a resident of Borger since 1941. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

She married Norman Leslie Dyer in 1929.

Survivors include four daughters, Clarrena Spear and LaVon Little, both of Amarillo, Joy Cummings of Raton, N.M., and Norma Lee Leak of Fritch; three brothers, John Dodson of Springfield, Colo., Lewis Dodson of Amarillo and Grady Dodson of Bonham; a sister, Billie Heineman of Farmington, N.M.; 10 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Bunavista Baptist Church with the Rev. Richard Bartel officiating. Burial will be at the Love Section in Westlawn Cemetery. Arrangements are by Minton / Chatwell Funeral Directors.

Mrs. Forrester was born in a half-dugout in Texas County, Okla., near Guymon. She married G. Doyle Forrester in 1937 at Woodward, Okla.

She was preceded in death by her daughter, Carolyn Sue Lemons in 1980.

Survivors include her husband; a son, George Doyle Forrester, Jr., of Borger; a daughter, Marilyn Ruth Edwards of Ardmore, Okla.; eight grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.

The family requests memorials be to Hospice of Panhandle or Bunavista Baptist Church.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the First Baptist Church Family Life Chapel with Dr. Travis Hart, pastor, and the Rev. Lenard Hartley, associate pastor of Paul-Ann Baptist Church in San Angelo, officiating. Burial will be at Plainview Memorial Park. Arrangements are by Lemons Funeral Home.

Mrs. Jameson was born and raised in Aiken. She attended schools in Aiken and Lockney. She married Thomas LeRoy Jameson in 1931 at Aiken. They moved to Plainview after their marriage. She taught school in Petersburg for a year and was a special education teacher at Thunderbird Elementary School in Plainview for 10 years. They moved to Amarillo in 1943 and Burkburnett in 1969. In 1973, they returned to Plainview.

She was member of the First Baptist Church and taught an adult Sunday school class for a number of years. She was a member of the Plainview Community Concerts, Knife and Fork Club, Retired Teachers Association and past president of the Hale County Unit. She was also a past president of the Woman's Club of Plainview and past president of the Travel Study Club. She served as treasurer of the Beta Delphin Club. She was a member of the Turf Turners Garden Club and member of the Plainview Chapter No. 37 of the Order of the Eastern Star and was a past worthy matron. She was currently serving as electa.

She was preceded in death by her husband in 1975 at Plainview.

Survivors include two brothers, the Rev. Lenard Hartley of San Angelo and Edgar Hartley of Hereford.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Ivey Chapel of Foskey-Lilley-McGill Funeral Home with Father Phillip Lindley, pastor of Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Amarillo, officiating. Burial will be at Castro Memorial Gardens Cemetery.

Mrs. Kasher was born in Greer County, Okla. She attended schools in Dimmitt and had worked in the Dimmitt Middle School lunchroom from 1976 until 1980. She was also a homemaker. She had lived in Dimmitt for 50 years. She moved to Amarillo in 1980.

She married Arthur Kasher in 1953 at Clovis, N.M.

Survivors include her husband; two sons, Mike Kasher of Amarillo and Tony Kasher of Inver Grove Heights, Minn.; a daughter, Kathy Shugart of Groton, Conn.; two brothers, Jerry Adams of Lubbock and Claude Adams of Carrollton, Ala.; and four grandchildren.

The family requests memorials be to St. Anthony Hospice, P.O. Box 950, Amarillo, Texas 79176-0001 or the American Heart Association.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Lazbuddie Methodist Church with the Rev. Glendell in 1949 at Clovis, N.M.

Survivors include his wife; two sons, David L. Hanson of Midwest City, Okla., and James O. Hanson of Muleshoe; three daughters, Irene Waggoner of San Antonio, Lynne Merys of Palm Dale, Calif., and Ellaine Calcote of Amarillo; seven grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.

The family requests memorials be to Muleshoe Public Library, 322 W. Second, Muleshoe, Texas 79347 and the Baptist St. Anthony Hospice, Amarillo, Texas.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in the First Baptist Church with the Rev. Sam Crosby, pastor, officiating. Burial will be at Garden of Memories Cemetery. Arrangements are by Seigler Funeral Home.

Mrs. Long was born in Paducah and was a graduate of Paducah High School in 1943. She married Walter Long in 1946. She was a homemaker and a member of the New Mexico Poodle Club.

Survivors include two daughters, Vicki Long of Sandpoint, Idaho, and Toni Stovall of Arvada, Colo.; a brother, Vernon Ingram of Torrance, Calif.; a sister, La Verne Sanford of Albuquerque, N.M.; and three grandchildren.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Templo Bautista, 10th and Utica Street, at Plainview with the Rev. Ed Sena, pastor of Iglesia Baptisto Templo of Lubbock, officiating. Prayer services will be at 7 p.m. today in Wood Dunning Funeral Home. Burial will be at Parklawn Memorial Gardens in Plainview. Arrangements are also by Lemons Funeral Home.

Mrs. Cardenas was born in Kaufman, and she grew up in Floresville and Poth. She married Simon Cardenas Sr. in 1941 at Floresville. She was preceded in death by her husband in 1994 at Plainview and by her son, Javino Cardenas, in 1987.

They moved to Levelland in 1953 and to Happy Union in 1954. They moved to Plainview in 1959. She had worked in the housekeeping department of Central Plains Regional Hospital from 1979 until 1983. She moved to Lubbock in 1991. She was a member of Iglesia Baptisto Templo in Lubbock.

Survivors include two daughters, Dora Ramos of Lubbock and Elvira Villa of Rossmoor, Calif.; three sons, Simon Cardenas Jr. and Armando Cardenas both of Lubbock, and Rey Cardenas of Amarillo; a brother, Jose Sanchez of Lovington, N.M.; two sisters, Refugia Perez of Altus, Okla., and Paula Estrada of Snyder; 11 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.

The body will be available for viewing at the Wood Dunning Funeral Home in Plainview until memorial services.

Services will be at 2 p.m. today in the First Baptist Church with the Rev. Danny Jackson, pastor, officiating. Burial will be at Morton Memorial Cemetery. Arrangements are by Ellis Funeral Home.

Mrs. Tucker was born in Jack County. She had lived in Cochran County since 1933, moving from Lubbock County. She graduated from Morton High School in 1940. She married D.L. Tucker in 1940 at Muleshoe.

She was a homemaker and a member of the First Baptist Church where she had been a Sunday school teacher for many years. She was also a member of the Order of the Eastern Star.

Survivors include her husband; two sons, Ernest Tucker of Lubbock and John Tucker of Maple; a daughter, Dorothy Carlisle of Sherman; a sister, Maxine Ares of Odessa; a brother, Jack Jones of Lubbock; six grandchildren; and a greatgrandson.

Thursday, January 12, 2012

This specifically was created as a self-dedication to the Solitary path...A little background on me to have it make sense. The Lady gave me a kick in the butt at Samhain that if I did not go solitary and begin caring for myself, and doing my own work, I wouldn't be able to keep going...internal stuff having to do with compulsive care giving and a rather extended feeling of depression and ineffectiveness....I am 3rd degree, I am a White Horse Tribal elder, I gave up my coven and my teaching grove and started working by myself...and it was one of the best things I've ever done for myself.

I feel a little odd posting it, but enjoy.

Shadow-Facing/Solitary Ritualby medusa

Circle casting-Ravaged Kore, holds together by willbarren Demeter, Demeter of TearsHecate, Crown of Bones, Cauldron of Wisdom..Keep thic circle safeKeep this circle togetherKeep this here, in the borders, safe,as I cannotKeeping it in will kill me.

East-Tornado and desert windWinds of a force to banish delusionWinds to blow sands of denial awayWinds hot and cold, harsh and gentleBe here.....

North-Bones and roots,Steel, blood, and lifeAncient ancestorsby all that is holykeep me from dying.Aside from that,I will not ask you for safetyor shelter for my soul.Walls have done me too much harm.Be here.

Lord in all your faceshold me in your strong armswarm me, be here for your silent oneshow me paths through the underworldinto your Sun.May I never lose you again.

(place scarf over head)This is where I have been.(remove)This is where I am, by my will.

(cut finger with athame, put blood on cakes)This is my bond to myselfThis is my vow to myselfThis is my strength, listening to my blood.This will be my saving,Ingesting my inner nature.I will face this shadow and know it.By my Will, so mote it be.

I ask that the Lady and Lord bless me,Keep me safe through this journey.I dedicate myself as a solitary to this journey,to travel this path for as long as it takes to know my destination and get there.And keep going.In the presence of the Mighty Ones, this I vow.So mote it Be.

(trancing, cakes and wine, devocations, etc...I wrote in my journal during this circle, too.)

For those who would use this. It is a small piece of my soul. Please change it so it is a mirror of your soul, rather than being exactly as I've posted it.And let me know what you think.

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

In the morning, when you make your coffee, this is a great chant to chant while making it! What you'll need: a brown or white candle, ideally a coffee scented one, a coffee perculator, some coffee beans and a coffee grinder.

Light the candle. While grinding the coffee beans, chant this first verse:

"Yummy yummy coffee bean,

Fill my mug with hot caffeine.

Coffee, coffee, quickly send

Hazelnut, vanilla, chocolate blend."

If you don't have a grinder, just chant that verse over it. While putting the grinds in the machine, chant:

"Sun is rising, Great God Ra,

Your falcon wings bring me java.

Goddess Bast, your rattle shakes the grains

Of morning brew running through my veins."

While putting your sugar and cream in your favourite mug (while the coffee is brewing) chant:

note: during khalwa night (a sufi practice of spiritual retreat) the master (Sidi, may God sanctify his station), while zikr was going on inside the mosque, he himself sat outside, alone. i happened to seen him on such an occasion and it was a beautiful feeling to catch a glimpse of a realized master in his remembrance in solitude with God. the poem derived its inspiration from that glimpse on the night of khalwa (dec 18, 2007). alhamduli'Llah.

. khalwa means spiritual retreat, a tradition of the Prophet Muhammad and earlier Prophets. the opening of heart of Prophet Muhammad, upon him be peace, happened also during a blessed night of khalwa or spiritual retreat in a cave of Jabal e Noor (Mountain of Light) near Mecca when divine revelation (Quran) began to descend upon his heart.

. zikr is remembrance of the Divine, can be inwardly, outwardly or both.

. Allah, the unique name of God, is invoked in zikr. Sheikh Shadhili, the founder of the Shadhiliyya path specifically emphasized on the practice of louder mode of remembrance on the particular Divine name 'Allah'.

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